Trend Micro Apex One Reviews

We are using Trend Micro Apex One for security.

Trend Micro Apex One is good at detecting zero-day threats. When the solution was in operation I did not notice any system performance problems. Upgrades of the solution were simple to do and there are plenty of features.

Trend Micro Apex One can be at times heavy on resources, but I did not notice any difference as an end-user.

If certain alerts could be translated into day-to-day English with some action plans, a few points, what to do, and how to do it, that would help me personally as IT Manager. They have some recommendations regarding the vulnerability of the endpoint. They take you to some very technical information and if you are not a security engineer or security-trained you might not understand what they're talking about. We are a small company and it would benefit if things were explained better, we cannot afford a dedicated Trend Micro Apex One engineer.

I have been using Trend Micro Apex One for approximately eight years.

The solution has been stable. We have not had any problems with ransomware or anything else.

We are a small company and I am not sure how scalable it is. It has worked fine in our usage.

We have approximately 200 endpoints.

I have not contacted the support from Trend Micro. 

We have used other solutions in the past, such as Kaspersky, but we currently are migrating to a Microsoft solution. Since we use many Microsoft solutions and wanted to consolidate the organization it seemed like the natural thing to do to move from Trend Micro Apex One to Microsoft.

The installation of Trend Micro Apex One is straightforward. Once we added the endpoints to the console the installation was not problematic in any way.

I would rate the migration and implementation of Trend Micro Apex One a five out of five.

We receive weekly maintenance reports. If we receive any report of something causing issues for us here in the IT department, we look into the issue, but I do not remember the last time we had any alerts.

The pricing of Trend Micro Apex One was reasonable. There is a license required to use the solution and we have upgraded the solution to include some additional features, such as XDR.

When evaluating Trend Micro Apex One and Microsoft Defender I didn't find any major differences. The benefit of Microsoft Defender is it is well integrated with Azure, Intune, and other Microsoft solutions. Trend Micro is not as straightforward where everything is in place.

I didn't have any hands-on experience with another system to compare the metrics too. However, I have found the solution to work well.

Trend Micro Apex One gives you a lot of features. You will make good use of it if you have somebody who can attend to the dashboards and do deep security scans. In larger organizations, you would have somebody dedicated and well-trained to oversee the solution. It is important and an advantage to have somebody well-trained and who can receive the value from the information they are able to provide. Otherwise, it will be similar to what we are doing. The solution is sitting on the endpoint, and we are happy that we are not being infected. 

I rate Trend Micro Apex One an eight out of ten.

We use Apex One to identify and resolve malicious activity.

Apex One is effective at catching malicious activity. It has multiple modules that improve threat prevention across hundreds of networks. It's successful against malware and ransomware attacks. The solution has advanced capabilities like behavior modeling that help it deal with unknown threats. It's easy to use and learn.  

We can integrate Apex One with our ITSM solution, and it integrates seamlessly with other Trend Micro products. Apex One detects malicious activity and can feed information into the Apex Central console or any product. The detectors, data analyzers, and other email gateways are integrated. 

Apex One uses a lot of RAM and other physical resources, and I also don't like the web interface. 

I have used Apex One for about three years.

Apex One is generally stable, but it consumes too many resources. 

We haven't used other vendors for our EDR console, but we have used traditional endpoint protection solutions like McAfee and Symantec. 

Apex One was deployed before I joined the company. It requires some maintenance. Trend Micro's support providers contact me monthly about our problems. For example, when we upgrade the Apex One web version, we need to upgrade the Microsoft version. That's the problem for me in our business network. 

Apex One is inexpensive compared to other solutions that are available in our country.  

I rate Trend Micro Apex One seven out of 10. 

The primary use case of the solution is for endpoint protection.

I genuinely enjoy the script and I find Trend Micro to be more user-friendly, as it requires only two administrators.

The big issue that I have is the edge agent, of course, Trend Micro has a larger database making it easier to find information.

I believe that optimization is a really good feature on the front side.

The customization has room for improvement.

I would like to have the ability to see what files are being scanned live.

I have been using the solution for almost three years.

I give the stability a nine out of ten.

I give the scalability a nine out of ten.

We previously used Microsoft Defender and Broadcom Symantec. Trend Micro Apex One is more complete and has a better layout.

The initial setup is straightforward. It is easy to deploy the code. I give the initial setup an eight out of ten.

The deployment is quick.

The implementation was completed by a third party.

The license is expensive but it is a complete solution.

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

I recommend the solution to others because Trend Micro Apex One provides good protection.

Our consultants provide solutions to our customers for SOC 2 use cases. We have more than 50 small to mid-sized customers and about ten enterprise customers. 

For one use case, we compared features and pricing for possible options. The solution was the best fit and we completed the project in twenty days. 

The solution is lightweight and easy to deploy.

The end-user perspective is very good because the solution isn't complex to learn and support is readily available. 

The solution could be more proactive by using AI to assess the production landscape and compete with other products that fully support Linux. 

For example, the old version of Apex did not support some kernels in the Linux environment. But their new version called Vision is supporting Linux and you're going to want all that compatibility. It is important that the solution stay on top of the latest trends. 

I have been using the solution for two years. 

The solution is cloud-based and scalable. 

The setup and implementation are not complex. It does take some time for many users or machines. Typical installations take about two days. 

We implement the solution for customers. 

The pricing is reasonable and depends on user count. 

We recommend the solution for tighter budgets or use cases that are not too feature heavy. 

If a customer has a bigger budget or is looking for a more futuristic product, then we recommend CrowdStrike or SentinelOne. 

Customers needing full Linux support should look at Apex' new product called Vision. 

I rate the solution a seven out of ten in comparison to SentinelOne and CrowdStrike. 

We use Apex One for endpoint security on our laptops, desktops, etc. 

Before Apex One, we used OfficeScan, which Trend Micro acquired, but it was on-prem. We were managing three or four anti-virus solutions. Apex One's cloud model allowed us to decommission the on-prem servers and consolidate. We get all the same features, and everything is upgraded automatically, so we only need to use the software.

Trend Micro only launched Apex One maybe two or three years ago, and we've been using it for about a year or so. 

Apex One is stable. 

Apex One is scalable. 

Setting up Apex One was straightforward. When we moved from on-prem OfficeScan to Apex One, that migration was also smooth. We didn't need to do much. Usually, on-prem to cloud migration takes a lot of research and planning. Apex One installation is practically automatic, so it didn't take that much effort. We migrated the endpoints from on-prem to the cloud without much manual work. 

We had the help of an integrator. Our in-house team has about eight to 10 people plus Trend Micro's account manager and the integrator. 

We renew our license for Apex One annually.

I rate Trend Micro Apex One nine out of 10. I don't give it a perfect 10 because of the Active Directory integration. It would make things easier if the Active Directory were integrated more seamlessly. 

We have 1,000 machines or endpoints that we need to protect. We use Apex One to protect them.

Trend Micro Apex One has good features and is lightweight.

It has good performance.

When I compare it with other solutions, it's good. There are no other features that I haven't been able to find.

There are some things that could make Trend Micro Apex One better. 

They could improve the integration with Active Directory. 

As Apex One has its own structure it is very difficult to click on files. Once integrated, it can import the OE structure of the Active Directory. It will make it very easy to click on files and get back to control.

We also use the device control, which is host named. I have to either lock or allow a hostname. By default, it is locked. For example, USB access and drive access will be blocked in the organization. If you need to allow some endpoints, we have to allow that particular hostname. Now anybody can log in to that host and use that USB access, but it should be user-based.

I would suggest that Trend Micro Web Proxy, TMWS a proxy solution that has a separate function integrate into one single agent.

Currently, you have one endpoint with one agent for the anti-malware DLP and another agent, for the proxy. If they could integrate both into a single agent. That would be great.

We have been using OfficeScan for the last six years.

Apex One was previously OfficeScan.

We are using the latest version.

Overall, the product is good. I don't have any issues with the stability of Trend Micro Apex One.

We have contacted technical support several times.

Technical support is good.

Earlier I was using McAfee and changed to Trend Micro Apex One. McAfee was also very good but Trend Micro provides more features and is more lightweight.  

We are in the process of implementing XDR.

The installation process was not much of a challenge.

Trend Micro has very aggressive pricing, but it is also very good. It is one of the reasons we chose to use Trend Micro.

If you are looking to use this solution, I would definitely recommend it, especially if you are not satisfied with the solution that you are currently using.

I would rate Trend Micro Apex One a nine out of ten.

Our primary use case is for protecting the computers from viruses.

This product is stable and scalable; it's on the cloud so it's very easy to use. 

I'd like to see extra dashboards and more analytics. 

I've been using this solution for about eight years. 

This is a stable solution. 

This is a scalable solution. 

The initial setup is very easy, I deployed myself together with an assistant and I estimate it took us around 10 minutes per computer. We probably have around 150 users. 

We pay the license on a quarterly basis - sometimes we need to review a few details.

I rate this solution a 10 out of 10. 

There are many use cases. For example, it would depend on the user's requirements. It's mostly for security.

The detection of viruses has been good. The ability to automate has been useful.

The security is very good. It's helpful for catching viruses. 

We are satisfied with the protection it provides. It protects endpoints against malware, ransomware, and malicious scripts.

It helps us find new stealthy threats. It can find new viruses and the latest threats before they can do damage. They can update sometimes twice a day, depending on the virus or malicious activity that is happening.

The product can detect ransomware and has runtime machine-learning capabilities.

It provides a single console for detection, threat hunting, and investigations. It's very handy and helps us optimize.

We get end-to-end visibility for our entire security environment. We've been able to reduce our response time thanks to this capability. We've reduced response time by about 30%.

We've been able to integrate the solution with other security products. 

When we've had detection in the sandbox, we're able to deploy rapid updates to endpoints.

It's an easy solution to learn. It's also very easy to administer. 

The service's endpoint deployment in the cloud helped reduce our staff workload by 20%.

There needs to be more integration with third parties. They need to integrate the DLP with the EDR.

I've been using the solution for four years. 

The solution is stable.

We have about 6,000 or more users using the product in our organization. 

The solution can scale. 

We have sent requests for support. They are okay. They need to improve the response time. 

Neutral

We previously used CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is EDR/XDR. CrowdStrike has a very good interface. Trend Micro has two different consoles for XDR and EDR, whereas, with CrowdStrike, it's all one console. 

The initial deployment was straightforward. It took about two months to deploy.

We have the solution deployed in multiple areas.

It does not require any maintenance. You just need to make sure it is up to date.

We have witnessed an ROI. It's difficult to define, however. It may be around 30%.

It is a fairly priced product.

We're a customer.

We use ApexOne as a service.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten overall.